Investigations

All Investigations Division officers and detectives began their careers as police officers in the Patrol Division. All positions in the Investigations Division are filled via a competitive selection process.

Function

The Investigations Division primary function is to identify and investigate the person(s) responsible for the commission of criminal acts within the City of Olathe. This is accomplished through both proactive and reactive investigative measures. Typically, the Investigations Division does not become involved in a criminal case until after a uniformed officer receives a call, which is reported from a victim, the officer writes a report and forwards it to the Investigations Division. Some of the criteria used to determine which cases will qualify for assignment to a detective include; having known suspect information, eyewitness statements, suspect vehicle information, physical evidence (such as fingerprints or biological evidence, tool marks, etc, or unusual methods of operational crime patterns. Many investigations can be completed in a matter of weeks, whereas other investigations may take years before they are solved.

Units

Within the Investigations Division there are unit breakdowns of case assignment.